Part 7: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Conflict and Resolution Answers

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other.

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.About a week has passed, and I am now finishing this statement under the influence of the last of the old powders. This, then, is the last time, short of a miracle, that Henry Jekyll can think his own thoughts or see his own face (now how sadly altered!) in the glass.

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde. How was this to be explained? I asked myself; and then, with another bound of terror—how was it to be remedied? . . . . I was then standing horror-struck. It might indeed be possible to cover my face; but of what use was that,when I was unable to conceal the alteration in my stature?

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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.. . . I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation. I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy. I was once more Edward Hyde. A moment before I had been safe of all men's respect, wealthy, beloved—the cloth laying for me in the dining-room at home; and now I was the common quarry of mankind, hunted, houseless, a known murderer, thrall to the gallows.

Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Poole felt in his pocket and handed out a crumpled note, which the lawyer, bending nearer to the candle, carefully examined. Its contents ran thus: "Dr. Jekyll presents his compliments to Messrs. Maw. He assures them that their last sample is impure and quite useless for his present purpose. In the year 18—, Dr. J. purchased a somewhat large quantity from Messrs. M. He now begs them to search with most sedulous care, and should any of the same quality be left, forward it to him at once. Expense is no consideration. The importance of this to Dr. J. can hardly be exaggerated.” So far the letter had run composedly enough, but here with a sudden splutter of the pen, the writer’s emotion had broken loose. "For God’s sake,” he added, "find me some of the old.”Read the excerpt from chapter 10 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.My provision of the salt, which had never been renewed since the date of the first experiment, began to run low. I sent out for a fresh supply and mixed the draught; the ebullition followed, and the first change of colour, not the second; I drank it and it was without efficiency. You will learn from Poole how I have had London ransacked; it was in vain; and I am now persuaded that my first supply was impure, and that it was that unknown impurity which lent efficacy to the draught.

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that I was suddenly, in the top fit of my delirium, struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror.

Mr. Hyde’s unethical experiments are an example of which type of conflict?

How does Dr. Jekyll’s confession reveal the struggle between the good and evil sides of his character? Select 2 options.It provides the chemical formula needed for making a change.It provides an explanation of Dr. Jekyll’s medical background.It allows readers to see events from Mr. Hyde’s reckless perspective.It allows readers to see events from Dr. Jekyll’s sorrowful perspective.It allows readers to see events from Mr. Utterson’s curious perspective.

What is the resolution of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?